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Gang-tied activity rising in Charlotte
A youth shoots at another because of his rival gang tattoo. A gang member spray-paints a school wall.
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Overnight murder puts city past '07 total
Charlotte recorded its 75th murder of the year overnight, surpassing the total from all of 2007, and the most recent homicide was like most of that that preceded it -- the victim and suspect knew one another.
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Manhunt For Suspected Bank Robber In East Charlotte
FBI agents and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officers spent hours looking for a wanted bank robber in East Charlotte.
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Color the season
Zoe Pruitt, 13, a previous winner. It's time to dig out the crayons and paint for the Observer's seventh annual Holiday Card Contest.
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Bicyclist hit, killed in Charlotte
A bicyclist was struck and killed by a car this afternoon in north Charlotte. The collision was reported shortly after 2 p.m. in the 7100 block of North Tryon Street.
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Space Heater Blamed For North Charlotte Fire
SPACE HEATER SAFETY TIPS Keep all space heaters at least 3 feet away from household combustibles.
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Local Reaction to India Attacks
The attacks in Mumbai, India, are effecting many people in Charlotte. Members of Charlotte's BAPS temple estimate the Charlotte area is home to 4,000-5,000 Indians.
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Man injured in nightclub shooting
A Charlotte man has been hospitalized after a shooting at a North Tryon nightclub early Saturday morning.
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Tree is celebrated 60 years later
Hans Christian Andersen never penned a fairy tale about an ugly sapling, but this one will do.
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Charlotte man claims $200K Powerball prize
A 34-year-old Charlotte man has claimed a $200,000 Powerball prize, two weeks after buying the winning ticket at a Fort Mill convenience store, S.C. lottery officials announced Wednesday.
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Two Workers Plunge Over Twenty Feet At South End Charlotte Construction Site
Two construction workers sustained serious injuries Friday morning when they fell from a construction site in Charlotte's South End.
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Fatal shooting in east Charlotte
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are investigating an early-morning shooting in east Charlotte that would tie or surpass the city's murder total from last year.
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Another trash can fire
Police are investigating another trash can fire. The latest fire happened on Scaleybark near Hartford Avenue.
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Visionary
As church celebrations go, it was a first-class fete on a recent Sunday: a black-robed choir of 100-plus voices, a parade of people offering testimonials, a rousing guest preacher urging the 2,000 worshippers ...
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Three shot, one dead in home invasion
A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police investigator exits a house on Jefferson Davis St.
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3 Club Onyx dancers face drug charges
Three dancers at a popular Charlotte club have been indicted on drug charges. Police say the indictments come as part of an ongoing effort to keep tabs on Club Onyx, which is located on Old Pineville Road near ...
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Gastonia pedestrian struck by car
A 58-year-old Gastonia man trying to cross a street was severely injured when he was struck by a car Tuesday morning, police said.
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Police Seek Hit-And-Run Driver That Struck Teen
Police are looking for a driver who hit and seriously injured a 15-year-old boy in east Charlotte early Tuesday.
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Serial rapist pleads guilty, receives "extremely long" sentence
More than four years after authorities say he first struck, serial rapist Jose Rivera-Mejia has pleaded guilty to charges that will send him to prison for "an extremely long" time, according to the Mecklenburg ...
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Robbery suspect arrested after pursuit
Police arrested a robbery suspect in northwest Charlotte Sunday after chase. According to police, the suspect robbed the Busy Bee Mini Mart on Hoskins Road at gunpoint and then sped off going near 100 mph with ...
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